Ash receptacle



Nov. zo, 1951 C, A T. AGEE 2,575,857

ASH RECEPTACLI:

Filed March 27, 1945 "nl ma wlllllflll/Awna Cif/AHL 5 74655 ,4 7" TOR/V57 Patented Nov. 20, 1951 Asif RECEPTCLE dimessa Acte, ooumgswnnagm Jj. Appeafom March' 27 `1945', Seril Nhr 585,05!)V s claims.. (ci. 22e-isi invention relates do combined and ash r'eceptach-es;5

Ihereaaemany occasions in which aportable ortabletmodel; of asn receptacle arrangectt rest upon 5a; table ortray on tl'1e.:like,` is proper and;

l eigaxette Figg.A 6` represents a@ front`elevation.oftlwging:

' proved: bracket. according toy onenform of representsa convenience to users seated, about; the' 5 tablesf. butwhich is: al deiinite inconvenieme'when the surface5 of the. table orf` trayl is, tov be used for other'. purposes, such as'ffor playing caneda-and,` the n. the. other hand, ash, izeceptaclesfwhich; damn? the' me: of estable or) the; like; may be'l satisfaetoryf for use". of the particulas: table: to which they" are attached, buul'acki portability and are incapable: of: satisfactory as a comen-- tional table ontrayeupported ash receptacle:

It. is among: theobjects of."5 this imiention: to provide an ash receptacle selectablyruseablo as a5 unitaryl table-supported portable devce oirwhichz is separable into twoindividual aslireceiving. elements atnang'edi for" detachable; connection to brackets, mounted:` on suitable; supports; td im` prove the of" ash receptacles; tdprovide an ash receptacle arranged for: inter-locli'ing5A tentpoxtaizyxmontingorr ay bracket support; and istalso` arranged: for. interlocking: associationwith an; identical counterpart to. form: a; rig-id portable single entity as aomnpoundv receptacle; to, provide/improvements on the combined; ciaatette extingul'shenandash receptacle ot my@ earlier an plication Serial Number 571,607; now matured into PatentN 2,495,496 asy well5 as my: United States PatentgrNo., 2,256,420;5 and;v many other' ob`- jectsandradvantageswill become more apparent: as. thas descriptionzfproceeds.

l Im theifaecompanying drawings forming; ner-t1 Qffthisi5descxtip5tion5z. l

Eig; l represents; aplan of the assembled symcomposite unitiL comprisingl two identical: asymmetrical, ash-xseceiving5 portions.- on elements;5 arranged; and interlocked back-to-back; rela-5'l thm'. l 5

Fig-.55 2; remesents absideA elevation of`5 the same symmetnicalunit. 5

Figi? 3 represents atragmentary reaselevation` of; one ot the,- indiv-idual asymmetrical ash receptacles showing the combined slot andustudl disposition' of; theinterlockins or supporting arrangement andwid dotted-.lines shown;` as tilted fori interlocking. associated with a oomplemental uniti.V

5' represents affiragmentary section taken5 011 HHB Qf vention. 5 5 5 Fis'. 'l represents a; fraszmentarycvertical tionthrough a table.- a-,t its edge show-ing, the bracket and attached singlerasymmetrical slik receptacle temporarily interlocked; therewith supported thereby. 1..

The individual ash` receptacles; cari-be.

preferably are, formedaimacoordanbe withfthen disclosures of the said co-pendingl application Ser'. Nd. 571,607; althoughV within; .thebmadet view of the invention such-i constructionisfnote sential. Each identical;` asymmetrical receptacle `has a bottom comprisinga low-emmener* surface IU, from which a: veiztiealplanam rearzvra'll II extends perpendicularly;` and the; tlfr` the receptacle comprises ai rounded front and surface I2 merginginto therear wal-1 `IlI and; formingwith the rear wall II- and bottom Hl' ash receptacle.A Preferably; removably mounted on the' receptacle,5 is;V the unna-'extinguishing pox-:-u tion and closure comprisingthetransversefmem-ii bei I3 foxming a terminal. surface` edgewtoorear wall I I,5 having the:4 enlargedcentrali pontiom t4- in5 which.` located the ciganettbutt receive ingA extinguishing cylinders I 5 nonmallyfclosextat- I6' upon whichV lighted. stumps:` resti. while nited end isouenched; through lach ot corny bustion-suppcting.5 ain Tha-'clap door elememt.

I6 has; a `horizontal movementis con-J trolled by thethumb lever-,Il whichtis Preferablyn spring-pressed,5 and whicln upon sliding actua,-l tiene drops the. extinguished cigarette stump down into thezbodyY ofjthe receptacle. verse portion I3 of the closure merges. into.A es

l from ignition. from lighted cigarettesy dropped,

through the Spaces: defined 'betweenihel-tiansf verseiportion, I3;Y andthemargina-l edge-Ist*5 anla-f mlity of parallel ribs 2-2 are formed rigidly tween these portions. The. ribs may `be of; anyformation5but5for appearance and ease of formar. tion,` with. strength,Y are preferably triangularA in. cross; sectiom. and; are spaced apart; a. distance: slightly less than the diameterof ai cigarettessd that any lighted clgarettecarelessly deposited-5 thereon in place of; into' cylinders I5 will be2-pref vented item5 .dropping down into the recentemewhere, if still lighted, it may cause the contents to smoulder in a. disagreeable and potentially unsafe manner. Preferably, the entire upper portion is formed as a unit detachable from the receptacle along a line of division, such as at 23, for ease of dumping the contents of the receptacles.

The backing plate II of each ash receptacle at one sideis provided with aV modied key hole slot or the like female element as at 24, havinga tapered upper narrow portion 25 and an enlarged lower portion 26. In proper complemental.v

laterally spaced relation the backing plate II is provided with a male locking member comprising the shank 21 arranged to wedge in the convergent surfaces of the narrow portion 25 of a female slot 24, and has the enlarged head 28 of such diameter as just to enter the enlarged portion 26 of such slot of a juxtaposed backing plate l' of a. complemental ash receptacle unit. The shank 21 is either cylindrical or complementally tapered so as to move into easy interlocking wedged engagement with the tapering end'25 of thekslot 24. In the asymmetrical units the female slot has the narrow portion presenting' away froinbottom surface lII). Each backing` plate is provided with both a slot and a pin or locking shank, as are the brackets to be described. In order: to expedite-disassembly, itis preferred that a; portion of the material from they slot 24 be bentfor-shaped inwardly in a cup-or series ofA fingers as at 30, below and on each side, partially, of the large hole 26, to form a stop for the sliding movement of the shank out of the narrow tapering end by abutment of the cup 30 by the edge of the head28 to prevent the'enlarged head 28' l from relatively dropping down too far and hooking over the material surrounding the enlargement '26 of the-slot. fled in Fig; 5 in which the relative movement of the 'parts for unlocking is indicated in dotted lines? by which vthe edge of the head 28 is shown abutting the inturned yportion 30.

A Ypair of brackets is provided for association witheach pair of complemental ash receptacles and these each provide a plate 3I'v having a Vdepending eXtensionfSZ comprising a handle, if desiredgland on the same relative side as inthe individual asymmetrical ash receptacles, a maleV studor shank is provided as at 33, having the enlarged head 34, and a femaleslot is pro` f vided laterally spaced therefrom. The bracket hasa pair of screw-holes 35, to enable attachment ofthe bracket to the side 36 of atable or the'like having a top ras at 31. A spacing plate, as of-wood orA the like 38 is attached in superposed parallel relation to the plate, byvwhich the plate is prevented from'getting too close to the table edge 36, as it is thereby spaced from surface-36 and disposed in a plane parallel therewith when screwed to the table. The plate 37| includes a female key holeslot 40 lhaving vthe enlargedprtion 4I'and the tapering narrowy This functioning is clarito be understood, however, that if desired the female slot in the bracket can have the same position as in the individual ash receptacle units. Obviously, the narrow portion of any of the slots can be disposed asymmetrically of the large opening as by being arcuate or the like, if desired.

It will be understood that by cooking both units slightlyrrelative to the verticaLsothat the edges of transverse strips I3 intersect in theeenter in a very fiat X formation in elevation, the"enlarged head of one male locking member of one unit is aligned with the enlarged portion of the slot of female. locking slot of the other asymmetrical unit, and vice Versa, so that movement axially of the shanks, normal to the planes of the backing plates, I I bring the two backing plates II in parallel contacting disposition and will interengage'the locking element and dispose both shanks at the large ends of the narrow parts of the complemental lfemale slots. ThereuponV`v a relative twist of both to. the vertical positionwith .the transverse strips I3 .parallel and.- inthe same plane causes Yeach respectiveshank to wedge into each of the respective cooperating narrow slot portionV of the other, to the wedged and interlocking position shown in Figs. L1 Vand 2. ,At this juncture the f individual asymmetrical ash-receptacles are joined to form a rigid portable symmetrical unit which can be handled,m0ved and table, in the manner described, whereby they then,

become rigidly clamped thereto-in a. convenient but non-interfering position, ready, however, forprompt and easy separation from the table fory either individual standing use,or ingmutually coupled interlocked disposition as a complete symmetrical unitary ash-receptacle.v

The en'iciency and ready adaptability of .the

devices to the purpose of the invention as -set forth will be apparent, andit will be .understood that the invention lends vitself vparticularly wellv to formation by plastics or the like, as wellfas by metals, and such construction iscOnteI-nplated.

Having thus described-my invention, "Ilclaimlzf, l.V A combined substantially symmetrical ash receptacle comprising two 'complement'al''asymmetrical complete ash receptacle Iunitselmeans for interlocking the two completel units. into' a rigid portable ash receptacle, whole-said'` means comprising in each unit a attened wall'surface,v

a tapering slot formed in saldi-surface at one side of the unitincluding-a head-receivingv enlarged portion at one end of th'eslot anda f headed projection formedat the other side'of of thev female locking slot inthe bracket. f It is the unit in alignmenttransverse of the unit with' a portion of the tapering slot too narro'wtofreceive the head of a headed projection, with'the headed projection sol 'proportioned as v to be engageable in af juxtaposed slotfofa complemen.'

tal unit. f

2. A combined visually substantially'symmetrical'ash receptacle havinga planeof symmetry,

said plane. being formed by juxtaposed substantially at walls of individual asymmetrical` units, each said wall-:having 'a generally tapercarried .by one fiat wall engaging inthe said slot in the other, and means carried by -'said otherv With a table or the like .equippediiat wall for interengaging in the said slot in the first said wall to detachably interengage the units together.

3. A combined substantially symmetrical ash receptacle comprising two complemental asymmetrical complete ash receptacle units, means for interlocking the two units into a rigid portable complete ash receptacle whole, said means comprising in each unit a attened Wall surface, a tapering slot formed in said surface at one side of the unit including a head-receiving enlarged portion at one end of the slot and a narrow portion at the other end of the slot and a headed projection formed at the other side of the unit in alignment transverse of the unit with the narrow portion of the tapering slot, said narrow portion being too narrow to receive the head of a headed projection, with the headed projection so proportioned as to be engageable in a juxtaposed slot of a complemental unit, and a projection on said wall in alignment with a portion of said head-receiving enlarged portion of said tapered slot opposite to the narrow portion thereof to receive and guide the head of a headed projection to facilitate locking f and a complemental element for interlocked association with said receptacle comprising a substantially flat element having a second generally tapered slot merging from a narrower projection-receiving portion into an enlarged head-receiving portion to receive the head of said rst headed projection and formed on one side transversely of said element, a second headed projection extending from said element transversely spaced from said second slot aligned transversely with the narrower portion thereof and receivable in said first slot.

5. An ash receptacle as recited in claim 4 wherein the element constitutes a complemental ash receptacle.

6. An ash receptacle as recited in claim 4 wherein the element constitutes a bracket.

7. An ash receptacle as recited in claim 4 wherein the two said slots taper in opposite directions.

8. A combined substantially symmetrical ash receptacle comprising two complemental asymmetrical complete ash receptacle units, each unit comprising a bottom and means joined to the bottom dening lateral boundaries of the receptacle including a substantially flat side wall having a central axis generally normal to Said bottom, said side flat walls of the respective units being juxtaposed in generally parallel relation, and means for interlocking the two complete units into a rigid portable ash receptacle whole, said means comprising two sets of complemental fastenings respectively on opposite sides of the respective central axes of .said side walls, one set comprising a key hole slot formed of a narrow fastener-receiving portion communicating with an enlarged head-receiving portion in one said ilat side wall and a headed fastenei` mounted on the other said fiat side wall and disposed in said key hole slot, the other set comprising a key hole slot formed of a narrow fastener-receiving portion communicating with an enlarged head-receiving portion in said other :dat side wall and a headed fastener mounted on said one at side wall, the headed fastener on each wall being misaligned with the enlarged head-receiving portion of the key hole slot in the same wall transversely of the said central axis of said wall.

CHARLES A. T. AGEE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Germany May 11, 1930 

